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Re:Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent by dasmoth on Monday October 24, 2016 @02:51PM (#12781658)
> > A paid off home is a social safety net against homelessness > Stocks and savings are equally a safety net against loss of primary income.

Landlords and letting agencies can be kind-of funny beasts, they're not necessarily happy to have an unemployed guy as a tenant even if he owns a pile of shares.

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Re:Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent by Scarblac on Monday October 24, 2016 @03:32PM (#12782023)
So? It's not as if they can kick you out of the house you live in. Not in Germany, anyway.
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Re:Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent by infinite8s on Saturday October 29, 2016 @11:17AM (#12824291)
How would they know you are unemployed if you are still paying rent? It might be harder to rent in tge first place without an income, but every landlord I've dealt with has asked for a wage statement or a documentation of assets showing that you could afford to live there.
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